The Lighter Side Of...The War On Drugs
No matter what your views on personal intoxicants, prohibition just don't work.
Anyhoo, it is fun to see them not taking their job too seriously. This is a quote from this Yahoo story about the bumper crops of poppies planted and harvested in Afghanistan. Glad to see them back in the world market. If anything can rescue Afghanistan, it would be legalizing opiates and subsidising the warlords, but well, I'll have to wait until I'm Earth Emperor One before that happens.
If you don't want to read the whole story, just read this quote. It's the reason I'm sharing:
"However, the senior U.S. official said the new poppy crop probably will be similar to the one planted a year ago, 'maybe a little under — we were so high last year.' He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the record."
Emphasis is mine. Of course. Apologies to David Berg and Mad magazine.
What, me worry?
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